South Africa: Company Failures And Bankruptcies On the Increase

Johannesburg — COMPANY failures rose by 23,7% last month versus the same month last year, while personal bankruptcies surged 20% during October, official data showed yesterday.

This heightens concerns that bad debts will continue to rise.

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